(b) The same, glazed, ornamented, or decorated,
G. W., one hundred kilos, one dollar and
twenty cents.

19. Earthen and stone ware:

(a) Household or kitchen utensils, except dishes or
tableware, not gilt, painted, or ornamented
in relief, G. W., one hundred kilos, sixty-
four cents;

(b) Dishes, tableware, or other articles not spe-
cially provided for, not gilt, painted, or or-
namented in relief, G. W., one hundred
kilos, one dollar and sixty cents;

(c) Flowerpots of common earthenware and com-
mon bottles of the same, G. W., one hundred
kilos, eighty cents;

(d) Articles not specially provided for, gilt,
painted, or ornamented in relief, G. W., one
hundred kilos, four dollars and forty cents.

20. Faïence, not specially provided for:

(a) Neither painted, gilt, nor ornamented in relief,
G. W., one hundred kilos, two dollars and
eighty cents;

(b) Gilt, painted, or with ornaments in relief,
G. W., one hundred kilos, five dollars:

Provided, That none of the articles classified Provisos. under this paragraph shall pay a less rate of duty Minimum. than sixty per centum ad valorem.

21. Porcelain, in dishes or hollow ware and all other arti

cles not specially provided for:

(a) Neither painted, gilt, nor ornamented in relief,
G. W., one hundred kilos, four dollars;

(b) Painted, gilt, ornamented in relief, or with let-
ters in relief, G. W., one hundred kilos, six
dollars;

(c) Ordinary clear white, transparent or not, which
on fracture appears to be of a bluish gray
tint, evidencing that it was manufactured
from an inferior raw material only, not
painted, gilt, ornamented in relief, or with
letters in relief, G. W., one hundred kilos,
one dollar and sixty cents:

Provided, That none of the articles classified Minimum. under letters (a) and (b) of this paragraph shall

pay a less rate of duty than sixty per centum ad
valorem.

22. Porcelain, plain, in door knobs and similar articles,
not decorated, not specially provided for, G. W.,
one hundred kilos, four dollars;

(a) The same wares, gilt, painted, or with orna-
ments in relief, G. W., one hundred kilos,
eight dollars.

23. Statuettes, flower stands, vases, high and bas reliefs,
articles for toilet purposes and house decoration,
all of said articles of clay, faïence, stoneware,

Minimum.

Group 7.

porcelain or bisque; bowls for opium pipes and cloisonné vases, N. W., kilo, twenty-five cents:

Provided, That none of the articles classified under this paragraph shall pay a less rate of duty than sixty per centum ad valorem.

GROUP 7.-PRECIOUS STONES, PEARLS AND IMITATIONS OF
THE SAME, UNSET.

Precious 24. Precious stones and doublets, unset: Ad valorem,

stones, pearls

etc.

Class II.
Metals.

Group 1.

25.

fifteen per cent.

Pearls, unset, fifteen per centum ad valorem.

26. Imitations of precious stones and of pearls, unset, fifteen per centum ad valorem.

CLASS II.-METALS AND ALL MANUFACTURES IN WHICH A

METAL ENTERES AS A PRINCIPAL ELEMENT.

GROUP 1.-GOLD, SILVER, AND PLATINUM, AND ALLOYS OF
THESE METALS, AND GOLD AND SILVER PLATE.

Gold, silver, 27. Gold and platinum or alloys thereof:

platinum, etc.

(a) In jewelry, plate, and goldsmiths' wares, not otherwise provided for, N. W., hectog, twelve dollars and fifty cents;

(b) Same set with pearls or precious stones, not otherwise provided for, N. W., hectog, twenty-five dollars;

(c) Same set with doublets, imitation precious stones, or imitation pearls, N. W., hectog, seventeen dollars and fifty cents;

(d) Same manufactured into articles other than jewelry or plate, except as otherwise specially provided, N. W., hectog, three dollars.

28. Silver:

(a) In jewelry, plate, and toilet articles, not set with pearls or precious stones, or imitation pearls or imitation precious stones, N. W., hectog, one dollar;

(b) In jewelry, plate, toilet articles, and all manufactures of silver, set with pearls or precious stones, N. W., hectog, fifteen dollars and fifty cents;

(c) In jewelry, plate, toilet articles, and all manufactures of silver, set with imitation pearls. or imitation precious stones, N. W., hectog, eight dollars;

(d) Other articles and manufactures of silver, not specially provided for, including toilet articles and plate composed in part of glass, porcelain, clay, steel, or common metal, of which the material of chief value is silver; also silver manufactured for dentists when not in sheets; solder and silver foil, N. W., hectog, forty cents.

29. Gold and silver plated wares:

(a) Gold and silver plated jewelry, N. W., kilo,
two dollars and forty cents;

(b) Gold and silver plated wares other than jew-
elry, N. W., kilo, two dollars:

Provisos.

Minimum.

Provided, That none of the articles classified under paragraphs twenty-seven, twenty-eight, and twenty-nine shall pay a less rate of duty than twenty-five per centum ad valorem: And provided further, That all articles classified for duty under Net weight paragraphs twenty-seven, twenty-eight, and and packing. twenty-nine shall pay the prescribed rates on the net weight of the articles themselves, and that the immediate packing in which they are contained shall be assessed for duty under the paragraph covering the article of which it is manufactured.

GROUP 2.-CAST IRON.

Articles of malleable cast iron are dutiable as manufactures of wrought iron.

30. Pigs, G. W., one hundred kilos, ten cents;

31. Articles not coated or ornamented with another metal
or porcelain, neither polished nor turned:
(a) Bars, beams, plates, grates for furnaces, col-
umns, and pipes, G. W., one hundred kilos,
thirty-five cents;

(b) Lubricating boxes for railway trucks and car-
riages, and railway chairs, G. W., one hun-
dred kilos, thirty cents;

(c) Articles, other, not elsewhere mentioned, G. W., one hundred kilos, seventy-five cents. 32. Articles of all kinds not coated or ornamented with another metal or porcelain, either polished or turned, N. W., one hundred kilos, one dollar and twenty cents.

33. Articles of all kinds, enameled, bronze, gilt, tinned, or coated, or with ornaments, borders, or parts of other metals (gold or silver excepted), or combined with glass or ceramic ware, N. W., one hundred kilos, two dollars:

Provided, That none of the articles classified under paragraphs thirty-two and thirty-three shall pay a less rate of duty than fifteen per centum ad valorem.

GROUP 3.-WROUGHT IRON AND STEEL.

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Group 2.

Cast iron.

Proviso.
Minimum.

Group 3.

and steel.

34. Iron, soft or wrought, in ingots or tochos," steel in Wrought iron ingots, G. W., one hundred kilos, twenty-four cents.

35. Wrought iron or steel, rolled:

(a) Rails, G. W., one hundred kilos, thirty cents;
Bent rails, or rails screwed or bolted together in

Proviso.
Surtax.

crossings, and similar simple track sections, shall
be dutiable under letter (a) of this paragraph,
with a surtax of thirty per centum.
(b) Bars and beams, neither perforated, riveted
with screws, nor cut to measure, of all kinds
(excepting fine crucible steel), including
rods, tires, and hoops, G. W., one hundred
kilos, sixty cents;

The rods in question are iron or steel rods exceeding eight millimeters in thickness employed in the manufacture of iron wire.

(c) The same, of crucible steel, G. W., one hundred kilos, one dollar and five cents;

Crucible steel is distinguishable from bar and other pieces of iron or common steel by its sharp edges. The surface is very smooth, of a bluish color darker than that of iron, and its fracture is close grained. (This steel is generally imported in round, triangular, square, octagonal, or flat bars.)

36. Wrought iron and steel in sheets, rolled:

(a) Neither polished nor tinned, and hoop iron, G. W., one hundred kilos, seventy-eight cents;

By hoop iron (fleges) shall be understood unpolished, flat bands or circles less than three millimeters in thickness.

(b) Tinned and tin plate, G. W., one hundred kilos, one dollar;

(c) Polished, corrugated, perforated, cold rolled, galvanized or not, and bands of polished hoop iron, G. W., one hundred kilos, ninety

cents:

Provided, That any of the foregoing made up in ridgings, eaves, drainpipes, gutters, and similar articles shall be dutiable at the rate provided for the respective materials, with a surtax of one hundred per centum.

37. Wrought iron or steel:

Cast in pieces in the rough, neither polished, turned, nor adjusted, weighing each:

(a) Twenty-five kilos or more, G. W., one hundred kilos, seventy-five cents;

(b) Less than twenty-five kilos, G. W., one hun-
dred kilos, one dollar.

38. Wrought iron or steel cast in pieces, finished:
(a) Wheels weighing more than one hundred kilos,
fishplates, chairs, sleepers, axles and springs
for railways and tramways, and lubricating
boxes, G. W., one hundred kilos, forty-five
cents;

(b) Wheels weighing one hundred kilos or less;
axles and springs other than for railways

and tramways, and cranks, G. W., one hun
dred kilos, one dollar and five cents.

39. Wrought iron or steel pipes:

(a) Covered with sheet brass, G. W., one hundred
kilos, one dollar and forty cents;

(b) Other, galvanized or not, G. W., one hundred
kilos, one dollar and five cents.

40. Wrought iron or steel wire, galvanized or not:
(a) Two millimeters or more in diameter, N. W.,
one hundred kilos, seventy-five cents;

(b) More than half and less than two millimeters
in diameter, N. W., one hundred kilos, one
dollar;

(c) One half millimeter or less in diameter and
wire covered with a textile, N. W., one hun-
dred kilos, one dollar and forty cents.

41. Wrought iron or steel in large pieces, composed of
bars or bars and sheets fastened by means of rivets
or screws; the same, unriveted, perforated, or cut
to measure, for bridges, frames, buildings, or other
similar constructions, G. W., one hundred kilos,
one dollar.

for vessels, etc.

42. Anchors, iron or steel plates for vessels, chains for Anchors, etc., vessels or machines, moorings, switches, and signal disks, G. W., one hundred kilos, fifty cents.

43. Anvils, G. W., one hundred kilos, one dollar and seventy-five cents.

44. Wire gauze:

(a) Up to forty threads per square inch, N. W.,
one hundred kilos, three dollars;

(b) Of forty threads or more per square inch,
N. W., one hundred kilos, five dollars.

fencing, etc.

45. Cables, fencing (barbed wire), netting; furniture, Barbed wire springs, N. W., one hundred kilos, seventy-five

cents.

46. Tools and implements of all kinds, not apparatus, of Tools.
wrought iron or steel, for arts, trades and profes-
sions, including emery wheels and emery cloth,
twenty per centum ad valorem.

47. Screws, nuts, bolts, washers, and rivets, N. W., one
hundred kilos, two dollars.

48. Nails, clasp nails, tacks and brads, N. W., one hun

dred kilos, one dollar.

49. Saddlery hardware:

(a) Common, made of iron or steel, common bits, Saddlery

halter chains, spurs, buckles, and all fin-
ishes of common harness, not nickeled or cov-
ered with other metals or materials, N. W.,
one hundred kilos, three dollars;

(b) The same, ornamented, nickeled or covered
with other metals or materials, N. W., one
hundred kilos, six dollars.

NOTE. This paragraph shall include sim-
ilar buckles used by carriage makers.

hardware.